James Cameron piloted a submersible craft to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest point on the ocean’s floor, 11,000 m below the surface. What was the total inward force on the 1.1-m-diameter pilot sphere in which Cameron sat?

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James Cameron piloted a submersible craft to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest point on the ocean’s floor, 11,000 m below the surface. What was the total inward force on the 1.1-m-diameter pilot sphere in which Cameron sat?

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